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 # You were buried with him in baptism
 
-Paul speaks of being baptized and joining the assembly of believers as if it were being buried with Christ. Alternate translation: "God buried you with Christ when you joined the church in baptism"
+"God buried you with Christ when you joined the church in baptism"
 
 # in him you were raised up
 
-Paul speaks of the new spiritual life of believers that God made possible by making Christ come alive again. Alternate translation: "because you have joined yourself to Christ, God raised you up" or "in him God caused you to live again" 
+"because you have joined yourself to Christ, God raised you up". Paul speaks of the new spiritual life of believers that God made possible by making Christ come alive again.
 
 # you were raised up
 
-"God raised you up" or "God caused you to live again" 
+"God caused you to live again"